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Government publications from all three branches of the U.S. Government. Search or Browse for documents and publications, access metadata in standard XML formats, and download documents and publications in multiple renditions or file formats.

Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 400 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 500 titles.

The HSDL collection provides quick access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources such as theses and reports from various universities, organizations and local and state agencies. The resources are reviewed and selected by a team of homeland security researchers and organized in a unique homeland security taxonomy. HSDL content includes state-of-the-art multi-media offerings and other valuable assets identified by CHDS master's degree participants and instructors.

Published annually by the Federal Government since 1878, The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the best-known statistical reference publication in the world. When the Census Bureau announced in 2011 that due to budget constraints they would cease to produce this resource, ProQuest took on responsibility for updating and releasing it. Both an answer book and a guide to statistical sources , Statistical Abstract is a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Coverage Dates: 2013 -

ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States 2013 online edition has some significant enhancements over the Census Bureau’s online version, including line-item access to tables, monthly updates instead of annual, and table-specific capabilities for narrowing results by source, data date, subject, and type of data breakdown. Links to a Help page and a quick start Guide are located at the top of the page.

A collection of statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States. Selected international data are also included. The Abstract is also a guide to sources of other data from the Census Bureau, other Federal agencies, and private organizations.Coverage Dates: 2012; 1789 - 2011 The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011. The Statistical Compendium program is comprised of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and its supplemental products - the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book and the County and City Data Book. To access the most current data, please refer to the organizations cited in the source notes for each table of the Statistical Abstract.

The purpose of Data.gov is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the executive branch of the federal government. It has nearly 450,000 datasets. Data.gov reaches across 172 federal agencies in the United States. Date range is 2009-date

CQ Weekly is the premier Congressional news source. It covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis written in plain-English prose on important issues, plus a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes. Search by topic, page number, committee, "exact phrases or words," bill number, byline or reporter and by Boolean full-text and date searches. Detailed floor votes dating back to August 1983 are easily retrieved.

Other Databases to Try

Some more general databases often include government information, articles about the government and how it works, and sometimes reports from government agencies and Congress as well. Here are some you may wish to try.

Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. Coverage Dates: 1975 - present

Comprehensive index to newspaper and magazine articles, radio and TV news program transcripts, legal material and other reference sources. Primarily focused on news, business and legal topicsCoverage Dates: - Varies by title

This is the fourth edition of Historical Statistics of the United States. The U.S. Bureau of the Census published the prior editions in 1949, 1960, and 1975, the last known as the Bicentennial Edition. Cambridge University Press publishes this, the Millennial Edition, with the permission of the Census Bureau.Coverage Dates: 1610 - 2000

This page is the starting point for the USPTO's free trademark database, which includes the full bibliographic text of pendingand registered trademarks.Coverage Dates: - Current to within last two to four months

The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) located at the
University of Michigan is the world's largest data archive. ICPSR acquires, processes and
distributes social science data collected by government agencies and other researchers.
The data holdings cover a broad range of disciplines.Coverage Dates: - present

American State Papers, 1789-1838 enables students and scholars to easily search and browse legislative and executive documents of the first fourteen U.S. Congresses and more. This seminal set of U.S. government publications a rich source of primary material on wide-ranging aspects of early American history. Beyond, American State Papers is cross-searchable with the digital U.S. Congressional Serial Set and all other Readex Archive of Americana collections.Coverage Dates: 1789 - 1838

The single most important series of American government publications, the U.S. Congressional Serial Set is an incomparably rich, largely untapped collection of primary source material on the people, issues and events of American history and politics. Readex's digital edition of this national treasure—the Reports, Documents and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives—is the most accurate and complete replica available.
Coverage Dates: 1817 - 1859

The Defense Technical Information Center serves the Dept. of Defense community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available. Coverage Dates: - present

The Technical Report Archive & Image Library (TRAIL) is an initiative led by the University of Arizona in collaboration with CRL and other interested agencies to identify, digitize, archive, and provide access to federal technical reports issued prior to 1975.Coverage Dates: - 1975

CQ Researcher

Founded in 1923, CQ Researcherprovides original, authoritative reports on newsworthy social and political issues. Covering topics in public policy, law, civil liberties, international affairs, economics, health, education, the environment, technology, and more, CQ Researcher is renowned for its objectivity, breadth, and depth of coverage.

How is a CQ Researcher report created?

CQ Researcher's editors identify a topic to be investigated, then one of the experienced journalists conceives the report's broad outlines, formulating the key questions the report will seek to answer; reads background material; interviews a range of sources; synthesizes available information; and writes the report. The average time to complete a report is five weeks.

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a division of the Library of Congress. They produce highly respected analytical, non-partisan reports on topics of interest to members of Congress. While it is not in their mandate to disseminate their reports to the public, there are a number of free and subscription sites where you can find CRS reports. You can also request copies from your Congressional Representative.

This website from DemandProgress contains new Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports -- https://www.everycrsreport.com/. There are about 8,400 reports on the site, with more coming each week. Their reports come straight from Congress, there is no charge for access, and they make the reports available for bulk download.

Core Documents of the U.S. Government

Included here are direct online links to many of the basic Federal Government documents that define the history of our democracy. Many are drawn from the GPO Access page Core Documents of Our Democracy (http://www.gpo.gov/libraries/core_docs.htm), though with several revisions and additions. They are included here as a service.

A list of 100 milestone documents, with links to full text and images of the originals, compiled by the National Archives. These chronicle US history from 1776 to 1965. Includes such gems as the patent for the cotton gin; George Washington's farewell address; the notorious Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) that ruled that slaves were not citizens and could not expect any protection from the courts; the Zimmerman telegram (1917) that inflamed public sentiment against Germany and was instrumental in involving the U.S. in WWI; and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, removing barriers that were used to keep African Americans from voting.

Media

Moving Images: News & Public Affairs

FedFlix(http://www.archive.org/details/FedFlix) is a joint venture between the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and Public.Resource.Org, the creator of the web page archive WaybackMachine. Here are the best movies of the United States Government, from training films to history, from our national parks to the U.S. Fire Academy and the Postal Inspectors, all of these are available for reuse without any restrictions.

Online Games

iCivics (http://www.icivics.org/) is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. While meant for younger students, these games are fun and non-preachy way of learning a little bit about how all the branches of our government work together.